Senior walk-on Taylor Wayer described playing for the Hoosiers as a dream come true.

In his four years on the IU men’s basketball team, he has played a total of 36 minutes.

“You grow up as a kid, especially being from Indiana, it’s just the epitome of what you want to do with your basketball career is come play for IU,” Wayer said.

At 7 p.m., the Hoosiers (17-12, 7-9) will face the Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-11, 9-7) in their final home game of the season.

For seniors Wayer, Will Sheehey, Jeff Howard and Evan Gordon, it will be their final games played at Assembly Hall.

On Tuesday, the seniors each talked about their time at IU, and went into the lasting affects it has had on them.

Wayer said as a walk-on he knows his efforts get less recognition than others.

“It hits you pretty quick how hard you’re gonna have to work for very little recognition,” Wayer said. “I would go back and reassure myself that it’s all gonna be worth it in the end.”

Sheehey said, if nothing else, he wants to be remembered as a player who gave it his all on the court.

“I just want to be remembered as a guy who played hard, gave it his all every second he was on the court,” Sheehey said.

Wayer joined the team in October his freshman year. Though the season hadn’t started, practices had.

At first a stranger to his new teammates, Wayer, who at the time was in class with Sheehey, said the Stuart, Fla., native recognized and reached out to him.

IU Coach Tom Crean said Sheehey will be remembered long after he leaves Indiana.

“And with Will, when it’s all said and done, long after this is done and years and decades pass, everyone will remember Will Sheehey for being a huge part of the comeback of this program,” Crean said.

Sheehey said he had many great memories playing for IU, citing the Christian Watford time-expiring 3-pointer to beat Kentucky in 2011 and his game-winning jumper against VCU in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament to beat VCU.

Sheehey said his entire career was filled with great memories and teammates.

“Just the whole experience, though,” he said. “I played with such great guys that really rubbed off on me.”

This week, Sheehey was named Big Ten Player of the Week, in part for his efforts in IU wins against Iowa and Ohio State.